COMING UP
Artistry in wood

In its 14th year, the event, called "Na La'au o Hawai'i," features 97 pieces created by 53 local artists from wood of Hawaii-grown trees. Works include delicate artwork, utensils, musical instruments and more, with most available for sale.

The exhibit is on the second-floor Mauka Lanai of the Aloha Tower Marketplace. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. A $2 donation is requested as admission; free with Aloha Festivals ribbon.

BOOKSHELF
Celebrate being single

Leilehua High School graduate Jerusha Stewart kicks off National Singles Week with a pair of appearances promoting her book, "The Single Girl's Manifesta: Living in a Stupendously Superior Single State of Mind" (Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2005, $12.95).

Stewart will sign the book at 2 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana Center and 4 p.m. Sunday at Borders Waikele.

For her "ode to aloneness," the San Francisco-based Stewart interviewed several hundred women nationwide about the value of living single.

She tackles such topics as buying a home alone and traveling solo.

HOME & GARDEN
Win a home designed by Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart could have the key to your new home.

On the "Martha Stewart Show" season premiere Tuesday, Stewart announced a contest, "Martha's Ultimate KB Home Giveaway," where viewers will need to watch the show for clues and enter them on their local television station's Web site. The winning prize is a home designed by Stewart worth up to $400,000. Three additional winners will receive 2007 Chevrolet Suburbans.